How To Clean Clams

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• clam, fresh hardshell
• cold water, enough to cover your clams
• 1 -3 tablespoon cornmeal, depending on how many clams you have

Recipe

• 1 put the clams in a large bowl and cover with cold water.
• 2 add the cornmeal to the water.
• 3 let clams sit for 20 minutes to 1 hour. the clams should filter the water through their systems and spit out their grit.
• 4 remove the clams from the water - do not pour into a colander - to a clean surface.
• 5 scrub the clams with a brush to get rid of any barnacles or residual sand, and rinse with cold water.
• 6 your clams are now ready for cooking!